Refer to Exercise 8.18. The means and standard deviations for 50 billing statements from each of the

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Refer to Exercise 8.18. The means and standard deviations for 50 billing statements from each of the computer databases of each of the three hotel chains are given in the table:

Marriott Radisson Wyndham Sample Average $160 16.5 $145 10 $170 17.5 Sample Standard Deviation


a. Find a 95% confidence interval for the difference in the average room rates for the Marriott and the Wyndham hotel chains.

b. Find a 99% confidence interval for the difference in the average room rates for the Radisson and the Wyndham hotel chains.

c. Do the intervals in parts a and b contain the value (μ1 - μ2) = 0? Why is this of interest to the researcher?

d. Do the data indicate a difference in the average room rates between the Marriott and the Wyndham chains? Between the Radisson and the Wyndham chains?

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Introduction To Probability And Statistics

ISBN: 9780495389538

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Authors: William Mendenhall, Robert J. Beaver, Barbara M. Beaver

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